Then everything changed overnight. Quel Homme retired, and suddenly Careca found himself thrown into a role that had never really been designed for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ab \u201cIt wasn\u2019t supposed to be his role in the beginning, but he truly fulfilled it for more than a year and a half,\u201d summarizes the World Championship silver medallist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Careca LS Elite may not have been the flashiest horse on the circuit. But he possessed something riders value above all else: the willingness to give everything, every single time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clear rounds in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard, strong performances on the biggest five-star tracks, invaluable contributions in team competitions\u2026 the Mexican-bred gelding above all provided Gu\u00e9ry with precious consistency at the highest level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And paradoxically, it may have been once he returned to being the \u201csecond\u201d horse that he performed at his very best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the arrival of Quito de Mariposa and the comeback of Qartouche de la Pomme d'Or, Careca naturally slipped back into a luxury supporting role. The results came instantly: victories in Miami, victories in Mexico. Suddenly, the horse became highly sought after. The phones started ringing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The story could easily have continued a little longer. Gu\u00e9ry himself hesitated about selling him. Because a horse like Careca brings reassurance to a rider. He wins points. And he never cheats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But in Mexico, after a victory, a young Mexican rider came directly to the Belgian with a simple question. His name: Alejandro Martin Del Campo Ramirez.\n\u201cIs he for sale?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rest feels almost like a perfectly completed circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Born at La Silla, by Caruso LS La Silla out of Rebeca LS, the famous former Grand Prix mare of \u00c9douard Levy, the very mare who helped launch the French rider onto the biggest stage, Careca is now returning to Mexico to begin a second sporting life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And certainly not one spent quietly grazing in the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 15, the experienced bay will now help guide his new rider\u2019s progression on the international circuit. His new role will now be to help develop this young rider further. <\/em>\u201d explains J\u00e9r\u00f4me Gu\u00e9ry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A transition that feels almost natural for such a generous horse, built as much to teach as to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In top stables, horses come and go quickly. Very quickly. New stars emerge, investors move on, stable colours change with sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But some horses leave behind more than results. Careca LS Elite clearly belongs to that category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ab He\u2019s not a horse with every possible quality, but he\u2019s so generous <\/em>\u201d Gu\u00e9ry insists. The kind of sentence a rider does not say for appearances, but as a genuine tribute to a horse that gave everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mexico is now welcoming back a true master schoolmaster. Gu\u00e9ry, meanwhile, is probably losing one of his most faithful soldiers. And in the end, Careca is not really leaving the biggest arenas behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Il n\u2019a peut-\u00eatre jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 le cheval le plus m\u00e9diatique du circuit, mais pendant un an et demi, Careca LS Elite a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019un des partenaires les plus fiables de J\u00e9r\u00f4me Gu\u00e9ry. G\u00e9n\u00e9reux, r\u00e9gulier, toujours pr\u00eat \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre pr\u00e9sent sur les grosses pistes, le fils de Caruso LS La Silla repart d\u00e9sormais l\u00e0 o\u00f9 tout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[578,87],"class_list":["post-49316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reportages","tag-careca-ls-elite","tag-jerome-guery"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"J\u00e9r\u00f4me](\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/careca-2-2-2280x1520.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nalkenswaard, Miami, Mexico: from supporting act to points machine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Back to Mexico, but not into retirement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe kind of horse you never forget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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